A serial thief with a history of resetting motors has been detained for carrying out a spate of new crimes across Aberdeen.
John Hendry was locked up in 2013 after he carried out a two-month spree, stealing cars, petrol and golf clubs.
In total he admitted 18 offences, including driving without a licence and insurance and stealing and resetting vehicles worth thousands of pounds.
This morning the 20-year-old was back in the dock to be sentenced having previously admitted seven new charges, including driving a stolen motorbike dangerously across the city.
Aberdeen Sheriff Court heard the repeat offender took the bike from Gardner Road, Kincorth, on March 25 last year before riding it dangerously along Cairnlee Terrace, Abbotswell Road, West Tullos Road, Provost Watt Drive and Great Southern Road.
Hendry then drove at speed on roads with traffic calming measures in place, and failed to stop even after uniformed police officers signalled at him using their sirens and blue flashing lights.
He also drove down the wrong side of a dual carriageway, narrowly avoiding a collision with an oncoming vehicle before speeding off out of sight of police.
He was disqualified from driving at the time and he was not insured to be riding the bike.
Officers eventually traced him some time later hiding in a garden shed.
On December 11 last year, Hendry was found on the premises of Oakhill Grange in Aberdeen with a set of gloves and a balaclava with the intention of carrying out a theft.
He further admitted breaching two bail orders.
Representing Hendry, solicitor Alex Burn asked Sheriff Annella Cowan to consider giving his client one more chance as he said he had a potential employer who was willing to give him a job.
But the Sheriff said Hendry had “all the chances he was going to get”.
She added: “This course of conduct is about as bad as it gets on a summary complaint.”
She sentenced him to a total of 14 months detention.
Previously Hendry was locked up for four months in 2013 for offences which included resetting a £25,000 car and stealing other vehicles worth £10,000 and £30,000 from addresses in Aberdeen.
Hendry, of 58 Ivanhoe Road, Aberdeen, also stole £98 of diesel from the Shell filling station on North Anderson Drive, Aberdeen.
Representing Hendry at the time, defence agent Alex Burn told the court: “He thought he was being the big man and was untouchable and that there were no consequences. Clearly he sees now that there are consequences.”